United Kingdom and the Biological Weapons Convention

These references include: contributions from United Kingdom to meetings; interactions with bodies established in connection with the Convention; and policy perspectives on issues directly related to the Convention.

For more general references to CBW foreign policy see United Kingdom foreign policy/posture relating to CBW issues.

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Common codes used in the title field relevant to this page include:

  • {UK} — from an official source of the government of the United Kingdom
  • [AHG] — Ad Hoc Group (1994-2001)
  • [BWC] — published within the context of the Biological Weapons Convention
  • [MSP] — Meeting of States Parties (2003-)
  • [MX] — Meeting of Experts (2003-2021)
  • [PC] — Preparatory Committee/PrepCom for a Review Conference or Special Conference
  • [RC] — Review Conference (1980, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001-2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022)
  • [SPCONF] — Special Conference (1994)
  • [VEREX] — Ad Hoc Group of Verification Experts (1992-1994)
  • [WG] — Working Group (2023-2026)
  • WP — working paper
Total Records Found: 243, showing 25 per page
Title 1992-1123 {UK} [BWC] [VEREX] BWC-CONF.III-VEREX-WP.36 Data Exchange as a Potential Verifcation Measure under the BWC
Sides 9
Title 1992-0910-11 {RU} {UK} {US} Joint statement on BW -trilateral agreement-
Sides 2
Title 1992-03xx BWC-CONF.III-VEREX-NONE.17 -1992-0321 [NSci]-
Sides 2
Title 1992-0330 {UK} [BWC] [VEREX] WP.1 Verification of the BWC – Possible Directions
Sides 16
Title 1992-0327 BWC-CONF.III-VEREX-NONE.5
Sides 4
Title 1992-0309 BWC-CONF.III-VEREX-NONE.4
Sides 6
Title 1991-1012 [NSci] Building confidence over biological weapons -www-
Author Jeremy Webb, Dan Charles
Sides 2
Title 1991-0912 {BWC} [RC] BWC-CONF.III-3-Add.2 Background Document on Compliance … {FR} {UK}
Sides 6
Title 1991-0725 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs -bwc-
Author Harry Cohen, Douglas Hogg
Sides 1
Title 1991-0725 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs -bwc review conference-
Author Harry Cohen, Douglas Hogg
Sides 1
Title 1991-0300 {UK} [FCO] Notes on Arms Control – March 1991
Sides 6
Title 1991-0200 {UK} [FCO] Notes on Arms Control – February 1991
Sides 4
Title 1984-0000 [Book] The Castle Diaries 1964-70 -extract 485- -1968-0712-
Author Barbara Castle
Sides 2
Title 1976-0200 {UK} [FCO] Cmnd6397 Biological Weapons Convention -bwc-
Sides 16
Title 1974-0208 {UK} Biological Weapons Act 1974 -as amended to 2025-0321-
Sides 6
Title 1974-0208 {UK} Biological Weapons Act 1974
Sides 5
Title 1973-1217 {UK} [HoC]
Sides 7
Title 1973-1121 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS BILL (Hansard, 21 November 1973)
Sides 16
Title 1972-0425 {PL} {UK} {YU} S-10619 -bwc accompanying resolution-
Weblink https://undocs.org/S/10619
Sides 2
Title 1972-0424 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs c1031-33 — Bacteriological Weapons -api-
Author Peter Blaker, William Hamilton, Godber
Sides 1
Title 1972-0422 [Reu] [IHT] Russian Charges U.S. U.K. Stall On Chemical Ban
Sides 2
Title 1972-0419 [AP] [JapanT] Britain Joins U.S. in Barring Soviet Ban on Chemical Arms
Sides 2
Title 1972-0418 [LonT] British warning over pact loophole
Sides 1
Title 1972-0411 [DTel] Germ Warfare Ban Welcomed by Heath
Sides 1
Title 1972-0410 [LonT] Editorial — One Horror is Put Aside
Sides 1

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